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14 February 2024  Jennifer Thatcher  Technology Manager of Test Dept.
 

Summary
Discover the secrets of safeguarding your SQL Server database with our expert tips on secure maintenance and backup strategies. Keep an eye out for our informative article filled with essential insights – coming soon!



Table of contents

table iconI. What is SQL Server and what does it do?
table iconII. How to back up SQL Server data?
table iconIII. Extended reading: Use Renee Becca to back up important computer data
sql server backup

I. What is SQL Server and what does it do?

SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft Corporation. It offers convenient use, scalability, and seamless integration with related software. This comprehensive platform provides enterprises with integrated business intelligence (BI) tools and advanced data management services.
The Microsoft SQL Server database engine offers secure and reliable storage for relational and structured data. It enables the creation and management of high-performance data applications for businesses. With its ability to handle large amounts of data, the security of the database is crucial. In this article, we will focus on teaching you how to back up SQL Server data. Let’s continue learning.

II. How to back up SQL Server data?

To ensure the security of your SQL Server database, it is crucial to regularly back it up. Before initiating the backup process, please download the following two applications:
● Database server:
https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/sql-server-downloads?rtc=1
● SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS):
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-ver15
After completing the software download, you can perform SQL Server database backup operations. For the initial backup, it is advisable to perform a full backup to include all database data. This method backs up all data to a specified storage disk or location, but it may take a considerable amount of time.
The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Start SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and connect to your SQL Server Instance.
Step 2: Open (Databases) in (Object Explorer).
Step 3: Right-click (Databases) (database), find (Tasks) (task) – (Back up) (backup). Select the backup type from the (Backup type) drop-down list, with the default being (Full) (full backup). Remember to do a full database backup before doing a differential or transaction log backup.
Step 4: After that, confirm the backup path under (Destination). If you need to change the backup path, choose (Delate) to delete the existing path, then choose (Add) to choose a new path.
Step 5: Finally click (OK) to start executing your backup database command.
Execute backup steps
If you need to create an encrypted backup of the SQL Server database, please refer to the official instructions at this URL: Create a Full Database Backup – SQL Server.
To prevent data loss from system or hardware failures, it is crucial to regularly back up important files on your computer, including the SQL Server database. For a simple and effective data backup solution, consider using Renee Becca. This software allows you to back up files, partitions, hard disks, and systems, and it also supports automatic backup scheduling. Additionally, it offers the convenience of cloning or migrating the system when replacing a hard disk.

III. Extended reading: Use Renee Becca to back up important computer data

1. What is Renee Becca?

Renee Becca is a tool specifically designed for system and hard disk data backup and restoration. It efficiently backs up and restores important data on your computer, including programs, system configurations, emails, photos, videos, documents, bookmarks, and more. With its advanced incremental/differential backup technology, it saves both time and disk space. In addition to system backup, Renee Becca also supports partition, hard disk, and file backups, as well as hard disk cloning, catering to all your needs.
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2. How to backup data with Renee Becca?

Backing up data with Renee Becca is very simple, the specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Becca on the computer, and select the (File Backup) option in the main interface (Backup) column.
click to back up files in renee becca
Step 2: Next, select all the files that need to be backed up in (source file (device)), and select the hard disk partition to store the backup data in (destination).
backup files
In addition, in (task plan), you can make a daily/weekly/monthly automatic backup plan and click (confirm) to enable the automatic backup function.
enable backup schedule in renee becca
In (File backup options)-(Scheme Type), you can choose a suitable backup scheme mode based on your needs. Renee Becca offers 5 backup schemes: version chain mode, single version mode, overall mode, incremental mode, and diff mode.
select backup mode with renee becca
Renee Becca has 5 backup plans to choose from:
Version chain mode: Only the latest 5 versions are kept, and useless old versions are automatically deleted after the backup is complete.
Single version mode: Only the most recent version is kept, and the previous version is automatically deleted after the backup is complete.
overall pattern: Create a full backup.
Incremental mode: After the initial full backup, only incremental backups are created.
diff mode: After the initial full backup, only differential backups are created. You can view the difference between incremental backup and differential backup.

Step 3: Click the (Backup Now) button to start executing the backup file command based on your settings. You can monitor the progress of all backup tasks on the taskbar. Once the backup is finished, use the (Restore) button to restore files to the specified hard disk as needed.
recover backup files from renee becca
Step 4: After that, select the location where the files are to be restored, and click the (Restore) button.